Rocket League-udvikler satser $2.5 millioner på eSport

Udvikleren bag Rocket League, Psyonix, har afsløret via deres hjemmeside, at de har store planer om at indgå i eSport i fremtiden.

De har startet deres annoncering af initiativet ved at fortælle om deres vision for Rocket League:

"We believe that Rocket League is a game and esport where everyone can compete, everyone can progress, and everyone can enjoy. It was with that in mind that we started to evaluate the best way we could invest in esports with the funds earned through our community-funded 'Crates and Keys' pool."

"We quickly realised that we needed to take a different approach when it came to our esports program, and while conventional wisdom normally dictates that we just drop additional loot on top of the existing RLCS prize pool, we wanted to do something more. A community-funded prize pool should benefit the ENTIRE community -- whether it means a group of friends competing over the weekend or the absolute best in the world vying for the RLCS World Championship."

De har derudover satset hele $2.5 millioner på at implementere eSports ind i deres forretningsstrategi, og det inkluderer $1 million i en præmiepulje, større tilstedeværelse ved messer og meget mere.